Enrollment
204
Middle
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABINGDON-AVON CUSD 276·NCES 170141306247
Abingdon-Avon Middle School
320 E Woods St, Avon, IL 61415 · (309) 465-3621 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
105 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 33% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Abingdon-Avon Middle School→Abingdon-Avon High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 16.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abingdon-Avon Middle School
Abingdon-Avon Middle School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon-Avon Middle School this school | 204 | 51.5% | 44.5% |
| Midland Middle School Sparland | 214 | 50.9% | 47.6% |
| Chillicothe Jr High Chillicothe | 229 | 52.4% | 54.1% |
| Central Jr High School West Frankfort | 215 | 53.5% | 28.9% |
| Anna Junior High School Anna | 236 | 49.2% | 44.7% |
| Carmi White Cnty Jr High School Carmi | 188 | 52.1% | 52.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abingdon-Avon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #272 of 578 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #327 of 640 ▲ 111 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #258 of 640 ▼ 74 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #555 of 691 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #435 of 558 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #417 of 560 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #278 of 581 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #223 of 440 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
204
-16 (-7%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 204 | 13.8 | 14.8:1 | 51% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 15 | 12.8:1 | 56% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 51% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 15.6 | 14.8:1 | 49% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 12 | 18.3:1 | 46% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abingdon-Avon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (231 to 204); teachers down 11% (15.6 to 13.8).
About Abingdon-Avon Middle School
Abingdon-Avon Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276, located in Avon, Illinois. The school counted 204 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 56% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Illinois (about 462).
Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276 has 906 students in 4 schools, and Abingdon-Avon Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Abingdon-Avon Middle School is 84%. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. The school's White share is 8 points below the 92% share among Fulton County residents. The diversity index for Abingdon-Avon Middle School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 105 students, or 51%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Fulton County average a similar 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Abingdon-Avon Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Illinois public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Abingdon-Avon Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.5%; the prediction is 41.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Fulton County show that the median household earns about $60,599 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Fulton County has 24 public schools with about 4,160 students, including Abingdon-Avon Middle School.
Avon Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. Abingdon-Avon Middle School places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Abingdon-Avon Middle School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Abingdon-Avon Middle School enrolled 220 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 204.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,020
Census ACS
Median income
$60,599
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
4,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276
- Hedding Grade SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Abingdon-Avon High SchoolHigh · 278 students
- Avon Elementary SchoolElementary · 48 students
Nearby schools
- Avon Elementary School0.1 mi · 48
- Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School8.3 mi · 296
- Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School8.5 mi · 131
- Bushnell-Prairie City High School8.5 mi · 175
- Abingdon-Avon High School9.4 mi · 278
- Hedding Grade School9.8 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Abingdon-Avon Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Abingdon-Avon Middle School?
Abingdon-Avon Middle School enrolls approximately 204 students in grades 06-08.
Is Abingdon-Avon Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Abingdon-Avon Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Abingdon-Avon Middle School have?
Abingdon-Avon Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Abingdon-Avon Middle School?
Abingdon-Avon Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Abingdon-Avon Middle School in?
Abingdon-Avon Middle School is part of Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276.
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